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At-Tuwani: Palestinians protest expansion of Havat Ma'on Outpost; Israeli Military responds with violence

Carrying a large banner that read "We want to live in Peace and Dignity," over one hundred Palestinians, internationals and Israeli activists marched in protest of an extension to the illegal Israeli settlement of Havat Ma'on on the morning of July 9^th.

In response to the nonviolent march, Israeli soldiers declared a closed military zone, fired tear gas and threw sound grenades. One Palestinian man suffered minor burns on his legs when a sound bomb landed at his feet.

The extension of the Israeli outpost consists of a tent that settlers built about two months ago. Settlers built the tent on ground that belongs to families in the nearby Palestinian village of At-Tuwani.

The police detained one Palestinian and one international, but released them when activists refused to leave the area without them.

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Palestinian Shepherds attacked in the Meshakha valley South Hebron Hills, by 11 settlers armed with knives and stones”

June 25^th, 2011

At-Tuwani – Around 10 am Palestinian shepherds were grazing their sheep and goats in the Meshakha valley when they were attacked by 11 settlers who came over the hill from the illegal outpost of Havat Ma’on armed with stones and knives. Some of the settlers were masked as they ran toward the shepherds throwing stones, yelling blasphemies against Islam and stating that internationals were now not present to protect them. According to Shaady from Maghayr al Abeed a settler attacked his donkey with a knife, and when he attempted to stop the attacker and protect his donkey, he was then hit by stones in the back and torso. Blows that took his breath away. Shaady had a huge welt on his back and bruising as a result of the attack.


Sheep and goats were also pummeled with rocks and the shepherds were forced to run to protect their flock. The shepherds were chased for several hundred meters. According to the Palestinian shepherds the soldiers saw the incident and refused to get involved. After the attack, IDF soldiers were seen greeting and shaking hands with the settlers as they walked back into the trees of the outpost of Havat Ma’on. 

Shaady stated "we need all the people of the world Europe and America to see who is the agressor. how the palestinian is treated by the settlers."

[Note: According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Hague Regulations, the International Court of Justice, and several United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements and outposts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal. Most settlement outposts, including Havat Ma'on (Hill 833), are considered illegal also under Israeli law.]

Operation Dove and Christian Peacemaker Teams have maintained an international presence in At-Tuwani and South Hebron Hills since 2004.

picture of the accident: http://snipurl.com/1knqhu

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6 housetents and a toilet destroyed in Bir - Al ‘Idd

“Israeli Army and Border Police destroy 6 housetents and a outside toilet at the Palestinian village of Bir - Al ‘Idd in the South Hebron Hills”

South Hebron Hills, June 20th 2011 - On the morning of June 20th 2011 Israeli Army and Border Police destroyed 6 housetents, and a cinderblock outside toilet at the palestinian village of Bir - Al ‘Idd in the South Hebron Hills. The families directly affected are Rab'ai, Abu 'Ram, Abu Junis and 'Adara. According to villagers Israeli officials arrived in the early morning with heavy equipment, and quickly destroyed the tents and cinderblock construction. Internationals and other national allies arrived in the village only to be told that the area was a closed military zone and that all who refused to leave would be arrested. The village of Bir Al 'Idd is based between two Israeli ideological outposts, Mitzpe Yair and Nof Nesher. After years of threats, harassments and aggresions inflicted by settlers, some Palestinian families had to leave the village moving to others locations. Last year in 2010 the Palestinian families decided to return to the area, after a legal proceeding in which the Israeli High Court recognized their right to access of their land surrounding Bir Al 'Idd, therby the right to live in the village. What happened today, is one of many cases of political displacement continually carried out by the Israeli army in the South Hebron Hills. The last demolition in the area was on the 5th of May 2011 in the village of Al Aminiyr where the entire village was destroyed leaving the families homeless. Operation Dove and Christian Peacemaker Teams have maintained an international presence in At-Tuwani and South Hebron Hills since 2004.

Picture of the incident: http://snipurl.com/20bpkh

[Note: According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Hague Regulations, the International Court of Justice, and several United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements and outposts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal. Most settlement outposts, including Havat Ma'on (Hill 833), are considered illegal also under Israeli law.]  www.cpt.org